The Eudemian Ethics

Aristotle Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Anthony Kenny

A major treatise on moral philosophy by Aristotle, this is the first time the Eudemian Ethics has been published in its entirety in any modern language.

Anthony Kenny's translation presents the three books held in common with the Nicomachean Ethics in their EE context for the first time.

In addition to the fluent and clear translation, Kenny's invaluable introduction contextualizs the EE within Aristotle's other writings, characterizes its similarities and differences to the Nicomachean Ethics, and examines the key topics and arguments in the EE.

The Eudemian Ethics

Aristotle Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Anthony Kenny

Description

A major treatise on moral philosophy by Aristotle, this is the first time the Eudemian Ethics has been published in its entirety in any modern language. Equally important, the volume has been translated by Sir Anthony Kenny, one of Britain's most distinguished academics and philosophers, and a leading authority on Aristotle. In The Eudemian Ethics, Aristotle explores the factors that make life worth living. He considers the role of happiness, and what happiness consists of, and he analyzes various aspects that contribute to it: human agency, the relation between action and virtue, and the concept of virtue itself. Aristotle classifies and examines the various moral and intellectual virtues, and he considers the roles of friendship and pleasure in a life well lived. Kenny's superb translation is accompanied by a fine introduction, in which he highlights the similarities and differences between this book and the better-known Nicomachean Ethics, with which it holds three books in common. There are also many useful explanatory notes which clarify the arguments and allusions that Aristotle makes.

The Eudemian Ethics

Aristotle Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Anthony Kenny

Author Information

Sir Anthony Kenny, a renowned philosopher, has also been Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Master of Balliol College, and President of the British Academy. He is particularly well known for his work on Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, and Wittgenstein.